Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-21
agricultural department,
Experiment Station Bill.

in the Union for the establishment
and m4intainance of an agricultural
experiment station, passed boil
houses of Congress before the adj
iournment and is now a law. 1t viii
be seen that the appropriation be-
comes available for this state upon
the assent of the governor and with
out waiting for session of the legis-
lature:
a bill IS. 1922 to establish agri-
cultural experiment stations in con,
/ nection with the colleges established
in the several states under the pro-
visions of an act approved July 2,
1862, and of the acts supplementary
thereto.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representative of the
United States of America in Con-
| gress assembled, that in order to aid
in acquiring and diffusing among the
people of the United States useful
and practical information on subjects
connected with agriculture, and to
promote scientific investigation and
experiments respecting the principles
and applications of agricultural SCI
| ence, there shall be established a de-
partment to be known and designed
as an agricultural experiment sta
ton - Provided, that in any state or
territory in which two such colleges
have been or may be so established
the appropriation hereinafter made
to such state or territory shall be
equally divided between such colleges,
unless the legislature of such state or
territory shall otherwise direct.
Sec. =. That it shall be the object
and duty of said experiment stations
to conduct original researches or ver-
ify experiments on the physiology of
plants and animals; the diseases to
which they are severally subject, with
the remedies for the same; the
chemical composition of useful
plants at their different stages of
growth the comparative advantages
of rotative cropping as pursued under
a varying series of crops; the capac-
ity of new plants or trees for acclima-
ton the analysis of soils and water;
the chemical composition of manures,
natural or artificial, with experiments
designed to test their comparative eff
feet on crops of different kinds; the
adaptation and value of grasses and
forage plants; the composition and
digestibility of the different
kinds of food for domes-
tic animals; the scientific and eco
nomic questions involved in the pro-
duction of butter and cheese.
Sec. 3. That in order to secure
as far as practicable, uniformity and
methods of results in the work of
said stations, it shall be the duty of
the United States commissioner of
agriculture to furnish forms, as
far as practicable for the
tabulation of results of investigation
or experiments to indicate, from time
to time, such lines of inquiry as to
him shall seem most important; and,
in general, to furnish such advice
and assistance as will best promote
the purposes of this act.
Sec. 4. The bulletins or reports
of progress shall be published at said
stations at least once in three months,
one copy of which shall be sent to
each newspaper in the states and ter
ritories iii which they are respective
" located. and to such individuals
actually engaged in farming as may
request the same, and as far as the
means of the station permit.
Sec. 4, That for the purpose of
paving the necessary expenses of
conducting investigations and expert
ments, and printing and distributing
the results, as hereinbefore prescribed
the sum of $1,000 per annum is
hereby appropriated to each state.
Sec. 6. That whenever 1t shall APP
pear to the secretary of the treasury,
from the annual statement of receipts
and expenditures of any of said sta
tons, that a portion of the proceed
ing annual appropriation remains UNI
expended such amount shall be deduc-
ted from the next succeeding annual
appropriation to such station.
Sec. 8. That in states having col
leges entitled under this section to
the benefits of this act, and having
also agricultural experiment stations
established by law, separate from
said colleges, said states shall be au-
thoriZtd To apply such benefits to eX-
periments at stations SO established
by such states; and in case any state
shall have established, under the
provisions of said act of July2 afore-
said, an agricultural department or
experimental station, i connection
with any university, college or insti-
tuition not distinctively an agricultural
college or school, and such state
shall have established or shall here
after establish a separate agricultural
college or school, which shall have
connected Herewith an experimental
farm or station, the legislature of
such state may apply, in whole or in
part, the appropriation by this act
made to such separate agricultural
college or school; and no legislatures